Headlight bulb upgrade.

[Taipan]

The headlights on my Rockster are about as much use as a candle. So rather than bolt 2 thousand after market lights on, I thought I'd try upgrading the bulbs.

So, a set of the highly acclaimed Osram Silverstar 50% brighter bulbs was duly purchased. I've just been outside and fitted them. I can confirm that these bulbs are indeed much brighter, probably 50% brighter, funnily enough.

However, a brighter bulb in a headlight with a bad beam pattern, is just brighter in the same bad beam pattern.

Ho hum.

 

[ELIMINATOR]

Rockster lights are the same as GS'?, suggest you rotate the dip beam so that the "V" light pattern is equal about the horizontal, vast improvement.
OK OK Every time I see crap light comments, I come up with this, but hey, it works for me.

 

[brassmonkey001]

The headlights on my Rockster are about as much use as a candle. So rather than bolt 2 thousand after market lights on, I thought I'd try upgrading the bulbs.

So, a set of the highly acclaimed Osram Silverstar 50% brighter bulbs was duly purchased. I've just been outside and fitted them. I can confirm that these bulbs are indeed much brighter, probably 50% brighter, funnily enough.

However, a brighter bulb in a headlight with a bad beam pattern, is just brighter in the same bad beam pattern.

Ho hum.

650 Dakar - tried Phillips vision plus, tried the above mentioned Osram, tried a higher wattage bulb, now running a PIAA bulb. A slight improvement each time but as you say, a crap beam pattern is still a crap beam pattern. I'm now looking into replacing the headlamp with a pair of HID units but I'm going to need someone to make some kind of housing for them. Anyone got any ideas where I could get a headlamp housing made to my spec?

 

[Number8]

just fork out for a hid kit , nothing else will make pish all difference

i did the 50% extra brightness stuff and altho they make it a little better but the only thing that makes it adequate is a hid kit ....

ony prob is where to put the balast box on the rocky ? u got abs ?

 

[Taipan]

just fork out for a hid kit , nothing else will make pish all difference

i did the 50% extra brightness stuff and altho they make it a little better but the only thing that makes it adequate is a hid kit ....

ony prob is where to put the balast box on the rocky ? u got abs ?

Yes I do have ABS. But its academic now as the Rocky is going up for sale.

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

Yes I do have ABS. But its academic now as the Rocky is going up for sale.

Bleedin' 'ell Rev, how many bikes do you get through

What you getting next?

Andres

 

[Taipan]

Bleedin' 'ell Rev, how many bikes do you get through

What you getting next?

Andres

A lot! I dont really want to see "Rocky" go as it's a lovely bike, but its a tad heavy going through London and its all I do is commute on a bike these days. So I may try a super scooter.

I had a Scooter a while back. They are a real laugh, reminds me of my FS1E days. But since I've sold it I've missed it. An auto in town was really good news. So I may get a FJS600 to go through the winter with?

Although having seen the weather predictions for this winter I'm also thinking about another supermoto. I quite fancy driftingout the back wheel round Aldwych in teh snow! Or maybe buy both